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Dancing for a cause

Dancing for a cause

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_S8_Flasherthon[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: Kent State students danced the day away at the third annual Flash-a-Thon ,and the event is growing to be very successful in a effort to raise money for children with cancer. Reporter Jarrod Evangelist went to see how much Flash-a-Thon would achieve this year. Flash-a-Thon is a twelve hour dance marathon that raises money for the Hematology and Oncology departments at Akron Children’s Hospital. The organization strives to work with patients of the hospital year-round and the…

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Karaoke for a cause

Karaoke for a cause

Anchor: Greek life is very popular around college campuses, it has been around over 100 years. But being in a greek fraternity and sorority isn’t all about having parties. A big part of greek life is philanthropy, and Saturday night the sisters of Chi Omega hosted a new event for a good cause.   [bbrvideo]BBR_WILSON_S3_KARAOKE[/bbrvideo] The Sisters of Chi Omega held a new philanthropy event Saturday night here at Kent State; Chi O Karaoke. The competition consisted of three rounds,…

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Students practicing philanthropy

Students practicing philanthropy

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_S1_Philanthropy[/bbrvideo] ANCHOR INTRO: What these students are doing is raising money towards your education. Flashanthropy is Kent State’s student-run philanthropy group. Their goal is to spread the awareness of philanthropy through fundraising and various events on campus. Flashanthropy President Andrew Cappuzzello thinks the group is a unique way to give to the student community. “So, I gave it a chance and went to one of the meetings and kind of liked what they were doing. It was not business all…

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Student organization raises money for your education

Student organization raises money for your education

[bbrvideo]BBR_Evangelist_P4_Flashanthropy[/bbrvideo] While Kent State may be a public university, you may be surprised by how much funding is being raised right here on the Kent State campus. Less than 20 percent is received through the state and that number is continuing to decline. However, a group of students is helping towards the cause. That would be Flashanthropy. Flashanthropy is Kent State’s student run philanthropy group. Flashanthropy advisor Taylor Police says the group’s mission is to spread the awareness of philanthropy…

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Student organization raises money for your education

Student organization raises money for your education

While Kent State is a public university, support from the state is continuing to diminish to 20 percent. That other 80 is being raised right here on the Kent State campus. [bbrvideo]BBR_P3_EVANGELIST_FLASHANTHROPY[/bbrvideo] You may think that the student body has no say in the donations, but let me introduce you to a group called Flashanthropy. Flashanthropy, as their called, is KSU’s student run philanthropy group specifically dedicated to raising funds to undergraduate students. The organization is split up into four…

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